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More MoreHorrorshow explain how MSN Messenger gave them their start in hip hop Inner West hip hop duo Horrorshow aimed high, albeit slyly, when they borrowed their name from Nadsat – the contrarian, made-up language in Anthony Burgess’...
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Comedians ComediansPaul Foot’s bizarre humour was everything Sydney Comedy Festival ever needed 2017 marks 20 years since eccentric English comic Paul Foot first stepped onto a stage and began doing stand-up comedy. It’s a remarkable amount of...
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